Ridge Wood
Biography
Dr. C. Ridge Wood’s work focuses on both clinical practice and research aimed at improving the quality of life of individuals receiving behavior-analytic services. Dr. Wood is interested in evaluating variables that influence treatment integrity, with the goal of developing sustainable practices and systems that promote positive student outcomes. Additional research interests include response persistence, rule-governed behavior, contextual renewal, and concurrent schedules of reinforcement/choice behavior.
Degrees
PhD, University of Georgia
MPH, Colorado School of Public Health
MAEd, East Carolina University
Professional Publications & Contributions
Trump, C., Herrod, J. L., Ayres, K. M., Ringdahl, J. E., & Best, L. (2021). Behavior momentum theory and humans: A review of the literature. The Psychological Record, 71(1), 71–83.
Trump, C., Quinland, K. K., & Zabala, K. A. (2020). Differential reinforcement without extinction: A review of the literature. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 20(2), 94–107.
Trump, C., & Ayres, K. M. (2019). Autism, insurance, and discrimination: The effect of an autism diagnosis on behavior-analytic services. Behavior Analysis In Practice, 13(1), 282–289.
Trump, C., Pennington, R. C., Travers, J. C., Ringdahl, J. E., Whiteside, E. E., & Ayres, K. M. (2018). Applied behavior analysis in special education: Misconceptions and guidelines for use. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 50(6), 381-393.